Several years over a period of months I photographed around 2,000 circulated minor foreign coins. I planned to put the photographs on the...
Most El Cazador coins are dated 1783 and this one looks like one. :)
Does the original poster (OP) have the man's military papers? They would have dates which would help in newspaper searches. :)
Has the original poster (OP) contacted Heritage Auctions about this coin? :)
The United States wasn't making coins in 1776 so this Spanish coin will have to do. [IMG] Spanish America 2 Reales 1776 Mexico City mint (Silver,...
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Some Chuck E. Cheese tokens have the name of the arcade location on them and these are worth something. [IMG] Chuck E. Cheese Pinole California...
Politics? :)
This modern Egyptian coin is one of my favorites. It commemorates the third anniversary of the revolution which ousted the infamous King Farouk....
Brasher Doubloons are famous, there are even films made about them, and there are lots of replicas, some quite good. This replica was probably...
One can learn to love Susie this way. [IMG] United States dollar Susan B. Anthony :)
Coincidently I purchased a 1849 US gold dollar last week. [IMG] United States gold dollar 1849, Philadelphia mint, open wreath variety The mint...
During the Crusades, Islamic coins were so well made that the Crusaders made imitations of them, including the original Islamic inscriptions....
This one spoke to me: [IMG] United States Millard Fillmore Dollar 2010 NGC :)
A new favorite, at least for a while: [IMG] United States dollar 1849 My first gold dollar, Philadelphia mint, open wreath variety. :)
Nice little coin from far off Egypt. Egypt Silver 2 Piastres (Qirsh) AH 1293 Regnal year 22 The AH date is 1293+22-1 or AH 1314. The AD date is...
The commission took two steps toward issuing a set of four curved coins in 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon....
Cup coins, bowl coins, dish coins... :)
A Byzantine cup-shaped coin for those who can't wait for the 2019 US Apollo coins...
The Byzantine Empire made these cup-shaped gold coins called Hyperpyrons from AD 1092 to 1352. These coins circulated far outside the Empire,...
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